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i don't know whose israel's ally is in the middle east. i'm just waiting for the united states to become an israeli ally because iran which is funding this and funding the hamas weapons, iran is watching closely. this is one of these symbolic things, john batchelor. if we don't do it right, we're going to look terrible. >> larry, israel does have a very good friend in the united states and it's excellent. it's the united states congress, 1,000%. >> good stuff. many things to rich williamson and john batchelor. >>> another big breaking story tonight, 5:00 p.m. came and went with no sign of an end to the union strike at hostess brands. will the company now begin to lick q li liquedate and lay off employees? i spoke with the ceo. >> we asked for an 8% year one wage cut but we asked for it across the board, management, nonunion, everyone in the company has taken an 8% cut. that comes back up starting in year two. and i works out over the five-year contract to be a 4% cut in wages across the board, all employees. we cut back -- we tried to move
i don't know whose israel's ally is in the middle east. i'm just waiting for the united states to become an israeli ally because iran which is funding this and funding the hamas weapons, iran is watching closely. this is one of these symbolic things, john batchelor. if we don't do it right, we're going to look terrible. >> larry, israel does have a very good friend in the united states and it's excellent. it's the united states congress, 1,000%. >> good stuff. many things to rich...
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hamas declaring war on israel. this while we have no cia director. >>> and don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. i don't know why we have to raise $800 billion in revenues. makes no sense to me. cut spending. i'm kudlow. we'll be right back. >>> if congress does not intervene to avoid the fiscal cliff, almost 90% of americans would receive a tax hike with an average increase of almost $3,500 per household. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national
hamas declaring war on israel. this while we have no cia director. >>> and don't forget, free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. i don't know why we have to raise $800 billion in revenues. makes no sense to me. cut spending. i'm kudlow. we'll be right back. >>> if congress does not intervene to avoid the fiscal cliff, almost 90% of americans would receive a tax hike with an average increase of almost $3,500 per household. two years ago, the people of bp made a...
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israel wants an immediate end to all weapons smuggling. neither of those demands will be reached today. that's going to take some time. but at least both sides have agreed in principle to these demands and that they need to be worked out. as a result, mandy, there's a collective sigh of relief in this troubled region tonight. back to you. >> thank you very much for the update. >>> let's get down to sharon eper southern at the nymex. as you might imagine, there's been some movement in the energy market. >> definitely. a collective sigh of relief perhaps but traders are still wary. we are still looking at some geopolitical risk premium that remains in this market, though oil is well off of the high. we saw at the beginning of the week and off of the gains we saw earlier in this session. as traders try to weigh what this cease-fire really means in terms of the fact that there's still no comprehensive plan in place. that's what's really influencing the oil trade as we're seeing it right now. we still have brent crude prices that are above $110
israel wants an immediate end to all weapons smuggling. neither of those demands will be reached today. that's going to take some time. but at least both sides have agreed in principle to these demands and that they need to be worked out. as a result, mandy, there's a collective sigh of relief in this troubled region tonight. back to you. >> thank you very much for the update. >>> let's get down to sharon eper southern at the nymex. as you might imagine, there's been some...
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it is with israelal and iran. that is what you have to worry about. this is not done over there. it is definitely something you need to pay attention to. oil reversed and closed higher today. the oil market does not believe this is over. >> at the end of the day it doesn't matter that iran is far from israel. therefore if iran gets into the conflict how would it get into the conflict and would it disrupt supplies and is it a contained battle? >> i think people are focusing on the iran part. if anything is in place where maybe we have gotten to a place where iran is ready to give in. that meant more supply coming into the market. the iran, syria, that part of the world is still volatile. i think as much as people are relieved by cease fire announcements the move over the last couple of days is not a middle eastern move. it is an oversold market. the s&p as of four days ago rallied small. if you look at the technicals on the fixed income market. the ten year is giving back 11 or 12 basis points. to me this is case where we got 45 to 50 points that is a relief. your major resistance
it is with israelal and iran. that is what you have to worry about. this is not done over there. it is definitely something you need to pay attention to. oil reversed and closed higher today. the oil market does not believe this is over. >> at the end of the day it doesn't matter that iran is far from israel. therefore if iran gets into the conflict how would it get into the conflict and would it disrupt supplies and is it a contained battle? >> i think people are focusing on the...
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israel's demanding a complete cessation of hostilities immediately. the palestinian factions are demanding that if they are to do so, israel must lift a five-year-old blockade impeded on gaza to allow for freer access of people and goods in and out of the territory. >> thank you for the latest. >>> let's look at the oil impact here. a senior political analyst at barclays is with us. thank you very much for joining us today. no oil is being lost as we speak, but what is the potential threat -- i know we're talking about potential cease-fires here. but as we see it what is the potential threat to the oil market? >> i think if we see a grond invasii ground invasion you'll see oil rise. i think the conflict would have to extend to involve an actor like iran. that's something people were initially worried about. iran has provided financial support for hamas. they provide rhetorical support at the moment but we don't really see the iranians willing to get involved on a big basis in this dispute right now. >> how are you so confident on that? that's the big
israel's demanding a complete cessation of hostilities immediately. the palestinian factions are demanding that if they are to do so, israel must lift a five-year-old blockade impeded on gaza to allow for freer access of people and goods in and out of the territory. >> thank you for the latest. >>> let's look at the oil impact here. a senior political analyst at barclays is with us. thank you very much for joining us today. no oil is being lost as we speak, but what is the...
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what it means if israel is willing to act so forcefully with regard to israel, perhaps, and iran. that is the big picture and what would really send oil prices much higher. meantime, tomorrow morning we'll be getting the inventory number on both crude and gas. we are expecting to see the first draw down of the season. back to you. >> all right, bertha. thau thank you. one of those rare days where energy and equity are going in opposite directions. we'll get into that coming up. >>> well, we're looking at a sharp selloff here. better than 200 points now on the dow jones industrial avrm. down 207 points as a president obama meeting with top ceos right now as we speak at white house ahead of meetings on the fiscal cliff with congressional leaders. we're watching these meetings and navigating and monitoring for you. up next, i will talk with the honeywell ceo as soon as he comes out of that meeting. we'll find out if, in fact, compromise was discussed. find out if he thinks a fiscal cliff compromise can be reached. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congres
what it means if israel is willing to act so forcefully with regard to israel, perhaps, and iran. that is the big picture and what would really send oil prices much higher. meantime, tomorrow morning we'll be getting the inventory number on both crude and gas. we are expecting to see the first draw down of the season. back to you. >> all right, bertha. thau thank you. one of those rare days where energy and equity are going in opposite directions. we'll get into that coming up....
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israel's continuing its attacks in the gaza strip, but also very significantly for israel, targeting also the stockpiles of long range rockets that hamas has which threaten the central citizen in israel, in particular the bigger city tel aviv. so israel taking out those rocket piles from the air, also attacking from the sea. israel's army is poised at the border of gaza, reserves are being called up for a possible ground inflation of gaza, which i think nobody actually wants, but certainly a real possibility. at the same time, palestinian rocket attacks from gaza into israel are also continuing about 150 this morning, most of the israelis have been intercepted by the dome system homemade rocket defense system. nevertheless one rocket did get through, killed three israelis. the first casualties of this operation. so far 13 palestinians have been killed in gaza. what we're waiting to see is to what extent will the continuation of the palestinian rockets be able to kill israelis. because that will be the determining factor in how long this operation goes on for and what actually happens
israel's continuing its attacks in the gaza strip, but also very significantly for israel, targeting also the stockpiles of long range rockets that hamas has which threaten the central citizen in israel, in particular the bigger city tel aviv. so israel taking out those rocket piles from the air, also attacking from the sea. israel's army is poised at the border of gaza, reserves are being called up for a possible ground inflation of gaza, which i think nobody actually wants, but certainly a...
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what do you see now on the oil market. >> you're playing israel, if israel invades on land and then decides to go into the trip, then you know that's u.s. escalation you're looking for, the unknown is what will drive the oil price, not that anybody's cutting off the oil, but it could happen. we don't snknow itcf that's goio draw in iran. it's all happening after the election. i think the president had a deal, the deal was do nothing while we're running. syria is right on the border with the problem, this whole thing is coming apart right in front of us a and while we have talked about it for a long time, each month that goes by, israel wants to get more aggressive and now what's to stop them? >> there is a bbc report suggesting that obama and netanyahu have done a deal on the length and the duration of the attacks. "the washington post" this morning is fairly hawkish on what is going on. it talks about if it is drawn out, triggering potentially a barrage of retaliatory attacks from many sides and then worsening relations between egypt and israel. that doesn't necessarily though still knock
what do you see now on the oil market. >> you're playing israel, if israel invades on land and then decides to go into the trip, then you know that's u.s. escalation you're looking for, the unknown is what will drive the oil price, not that anybody's cutting off the oil, but it could happen. we don't snknow itcf that's goio draw in iran. it's all happening after the election. i think the president had a deal, the deal was do nothing while we're running. syria is right on the border with...
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so that doesn't seem like anything that israel would want to do. so at this point, where do you place the odds of there actually being a conflict? >> pretty high. firstly, the egyptian president decided that he wasn't going to -- he was going to go and support hamas. on the other hand, the egyptian army has sent forces to the gaza border, putting a blockade in position, and seems to have been carrying out operations against islamists in sinai. so that tells us that the army is a lot more powerful than the president, and also is kaumg. as for ir -- calming. iran has a long way away, having problems in iraq with its financial situation what it is. they're not worried about this. this is going to be israel and hamas and that's tough enough. >> so the f the odds are pretty high in your view, is a disruption to oil supplies, is that pretty much a foregone conclusion? >> only if the trade rers as rational as they usually are. this is not going to be spreading through the region. it should not cause any disruption to oil supplies, but they like to get exc
so that doesn't seem like anything that israel would want to do. so at this point, where do you place the odds of there actually being a conflict? >> pretty high. firstly, the egyptian president decided that he wasn't going to -- he was going to go and support hamas. on the other hand, the egyptian army has sent forces to the gaza border, putting a blockade in position, and seems to have been carrying out operations against islamists in sinai. so that tells us that the army is a lot more...
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for one thing, it's too distant from israel. it does not border israel at any point. it wouldn't be in a position to do anything besides maybe provide some equipment through the egypt/gaza border. >> that's the point. we do have longer range rockets that are now beginning to endanger tel aviv which most analysts agree are being trafficked into gaza at least with minimal help from the iranians. you don't think that's going to weigh on the minds of israeli lawmakers and defense ministers? >> the issue in relation to iran that certainly weighs on the minds of israeli politicians is the nuclear program. what is currently happening with gaza is going to stay localized with gaza. there is no -- i think any possibility that this will by itself turn into a broader war between israel and iran. there may well be war between israel and iran down the road, but it wouldn't be in relation to rockets from gaza. it would be directly in relation to the nuclear program. that's the threat to israel, not the rockets. >> so in terms of the increase that we've seen in the price of wti and
for one thing, it's too distant from israel. it does not border israel at any point. it wouldn't be in a position to do anything besides maybe provide some equipment through the egypt/gaza border. >> that's the point. we do have longer range rockets that are now beginning to endanger tel aviv which most analysts agree are being trafficked into gaza at least with minimal help from the iranians. you don't think that's going to weigh on the minds of israeli lawmakers and defense ministers?...
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up rest in israel and palestine, you're seeing the german foreign minister to travel to israel according to government spokesman to meet with palestine's abbas again according to a government spokesman. so more international leaders are traveling to the region to try to increase the peace talk negotiations. up next, we're live in tel aviv as international pressure mounts for a cease-fire in gaza. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and my daughter loves the santa. oh, ah sir. that is a customer. let's not tell mom. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. with snapshot, i knew what i could save before i switched to progressive. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. you're not filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> welcome b
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. >> what about israel in this scenario? what are they going to do as the supreme leaders meet in tehran? >> israel has confidence that iran is not fair minded and is a predator state. and, therefore, no matter how long this is dragged out, iran will get more and more concessions before it becomes impossible. for example, one of the concessions i'm told is israel wants the united states to agree that a third party killed iranian nuclear scientist. they're looking for us to endorse their law gambit against israel. they want us on their side against israel. >> boy, i think this is pretty farfetched -- >> it is. it is farfetched, larry. >> john bachelor, thank you very much, my friend. hope to see you soon on the radio. >>> so, folks, the stock market slump continues on wall street. since president obama was re-elected the dow's lost about 450 points. my next guest says put fiscal cliff fears to bed because a deal will be reached. here now is ken hebner of capital growth management. ken, as always, it's great to see you. all ri
. >> what about israel in this scenario? what are they going to do as the supreme leaders meet in tehran? >> israel has confidence that iran is not fair minded and is a predator state. and, therefore, no matter how long this is dragged out, iran will get more and more concessions before it becomes impossible. for example, one of the concessions i'm told is israel wants the united states to agree that a third party killed iranian nuclear scientist. they're looking for us to endorse...
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here in israel, the rockets keep coming. there have been 16 fired at the country since midnight last night. a good portion of these rockets are being taken down and intercepted by a missile defense system here known as the iron dome. it's been incredibly successful and has limited certainly casualties here on the ground in israel. >> seems like an intractable situation. stephanie, thank you. a lot of the analysis over the weekend, harass leader that was killed was instrumental in bringing the supply chain to get these long range 45 miles that can hit tel aviv to bring them in from iran, they know exactly how the guy does it. it's a network, very sophisticated to get these things finally in a position where you can laufshcan launch . so israel is sitting there getting hammered with the stuff over the months, keeps coming in, civilian respect people aren't safe. and then all hell breaks loose and israel and a lot of civilians, collateral damage. so that makes the people in gaza -- >> that's made the difference because it has's
here in israel, the rockets keep coming. there have been 16 fired at the country since midnight last night. a good portion of these rockets are being taken down and intercepted by a missile defense system here known as the iron dome. it's been incredibly successful and has limited certainly casualties here on the ground in israel. >> seems like an intractable situation. stephanie, thank you. a lot of the analysis over the weekend, harass leader that was killed was instrumental in bringing...
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countries like turkey and jordan that immediately border syria and have an impact -- and obviously israel which is having already grave concerns as we do about, for example, movements of chemical weapons that might occur in such a chaotic atmosphere. and that could have an impact not just within syria but on the region as a whole. i'm encouraged to see that the syrian opposition created an umbrella group that may have more cohesion than they've had in the past. we're going to be talking to them. my envoys are going to be traveling to various meetings that are going to be taking place with the international community and the opposition. we consider them a legitimate representative of the aspirations of the syrian people. we're not yet prepared to recognize them as some sort of government in exile, but we do think that it is a broad-based representative group. one of the questions that we're going to continue to press is making sure that that opposition is committed to a democratic syria, an inclusive syria, a moderate syria. we have seen extremist elements insinuate themselves into the opp
countries like turkey and jordan that immediately border syria and have an impact -- and obviously israel which is having already grave concerns as we do about, for example, movements of chemical weapons that might occur in such a chaotic atmosphere. and that could have an impact not just within syria but on the region as a whole. i'm encouraged to see that the syrian opposition created an umbrella group that may have more cohesion than they've had in the past. we're going to be talking to...
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and israel about that. >> the only way forward is not meaningless theater at the united nations. the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks, to engage for israelis and palestinians to try to solve the problems together. and that's what we're proposing. direct face to face peace talks. >> against this backdrop, the next opec meeting i believe december 12th is approaching. how do you expect the nations involved to respond? >> so far i guess with wti prices under $100, saudi arabia has achieve wlad it has publicly announced it wanted as in a price under $100. so right now i think there's very little scope for change in either production or actual quotas for the cartel. relative to developments around gaza, of course they're adding an additional layer to geopolitical tensions. but then again, if you consider the region, it is not a region that produces oil or is strategic in terms of an oil transit point. it could add to existing tensions. >> you brought up the u.s. fiscal cliff. what's the most important marginal factor at this point, is it u.s. demand, the situation in
and israel about that. >> the only way forward is not meaningless theater at the united nations. the only way forward is to have meaningful peace talks, to engage for israelis and palestinians to try to solve the problems together. and that's what we're proposing. direct face to face peace talks. >> against this backdrop, the next opec meeting i believe december 12th is approaching. how do you expect the nations involved to respond? >> so far i guess with wti prices under...
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israel is going to react to that. i think you'll see a very intense demonstration between them to cease and desist. >> gaza is not a big area. at some point they have to run out of pockets to some degree, don't they? >> yeah, but that's a big risk. so the big driver of the israeli operation right now is the long-range rockets that were allegedly supplied by iran and which hamas has been using to target major urban centers in israel like tel aviv, like jerusalem. tel aviv has been the red line for israel, and as long as hamas has been in possession of these rockets and can maintain that threat against israeli population centers, israel can't afford to sit back. so the air strikes, yes, they have been achieving some success, but hamas has still been lobbying those rockets over. we saw that today with strikes in jerusalem as well as in tel aviv, so it really comes down to that intelligence question. how many rockets does hamas have in its possession, and if hamas is able to get out of this with some rockets, that's a hug
israel is going to react to that. i think you'll see a very intense demonstration between them to cease and desist. >> gaza is not a big area. at some point they have to run out of pockets to some degree, don't they? >> yeah, but that's a big risk. so the big driver of the israeli operation right now is the long-range rockets that were allegedly supplied by iran and which hamas has been using to target major urban centers in israel like tel aviv, like jerusalem. tel aviv has been...
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president, if i may, to israel. you have been condemned very vociferously in america for a comment you are said to have made that you wanted israel to be wiped off the map, wiped off the face of the earth. there have been many different interpretations of what you said. you have disputed the meaning that was then translated from the original farsi. let me give you this opportunity to say exactly what you did say and to say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been condemning the united states for many things, for having deposed a dictator with a revolution, for having sought freedom and free elections, for not allowing our oil and national treasure to leave our country freely, for having stood up to very dangerous terrorists in the region, for having stood up against saddam hussein, who enjoyed the backing of many. we stood up against him and did not allow the occupation of our territory. we have been condemned for a great many things. because we said justice for all. the rule of law for all. the right
president, if i may, to israel. you have been condemned very vociferously in america for a comment you are said to have made that you wanted israel to be wiped off the map, wiped off the face of the earth. there have been many different interpretations of what you said. you have disputed the meaning that was then translated from the original farsi. let me give you this opportunity to say exactly what you did say and to say exactly what you did mean. >> translator: we have been condemning...
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not just the enemies of israel. the enemies of peace, regional stability in the region, and to peace, both internally on the palestinian side and between palestinians and israel. so we are targeting that military infrastructure so we will be able to sit down with good people on the other side, for real constructive talks. >> that's his side. what needs to happen long-term here, mr. zogby? >> well, look, i am no fan of hamas, never have been and never will be. their tactics are deplorable. and their politics, i don't agree with. but at the end of the day, people have to talk. and hamas is going to have to be a party to the conversation whether we like it or not. so the ambassador is just dead wrong. and those on hamas side who take a hard line and an aggressive posture and those who are hurling missiles at israel, those on the israeli side who are planning an incursion and 600 aerial strikes that israel launched in gaza yesterday, are all enemies of peace. the fact is this is not going to be solved militarily. there
not just the enemies of israel. the enemies of peace, regional stability in the region, and to peace, both internally on the palestinian side and between palestinians and israel. so we are targeting that military infrastructure so we will be able to sit down with good people on the other side, for real constructive talks. >> that's his side. what needs to happen long-term here, mr. zogby? >> well, look, i am no fan of hamas, never have been and never will be. their tactics are...
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israel and israel's government will do anything it takes to protect its citizens. and you know, you went after who is to blame here. i was director general, the permanent undersecretary of foreign service when we went out of gaza. we went out of gaza not to look back. we wanted them to make gaza prosperous and a place that what did they turn gaza into? they turned it into a haven of global terrorism, of missiles flying in and out of israeli cities, civilians, and an ammunition dump from weapons coming in from iran, syria, and they're continuing to do that. now no nation, no people and no government could sit idle when, you know, missiles are being shot indiscriminately against civilians. not in london, not in paris and not in washington. >> no rational person would disagree that the rocket firing has got to stop. it is a senseless activity that can only lead to more bloodshed. however, as i said to prime minister netanyahu when i sat down with him in jerusalem last year, this clear repression, oppression, whatever you want to call it on the gaza strip, these people
israel and israel's government will do anything it takes to protect its citizens. and you know, you went after who is to blame here. i was director general, the permanent undersecretary of foreign service when we went out of gaza. we went out of gaza not to look back. we wanted them to make gaza prosperous and a place that what did they turn gaza into? they turned it into a haven of global terrorism, of missiles flying in and out of israeli cities, civilians, and an ammunition dump from weapons...
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since israel launched this air strike? >> certainly. there certainly have been. rockets falling into the area around other towns, as well, that are close to the gaza area. but, of course, we also saw yesterday that a rocket fell near jerusalem. also rockets targeted tel aviv, as well. i spent the night in the town, randi, and the people have been living with the rocket attacks for a long time. they are sort of used to them and have a routine and right now that escalated to a point that it is becoming difficult for them, as well. we were in a commercial district where normally on a friday night it would be bustling with people and the whole place was absolutely abandoned and maybe three other people there. it is something that is having a deep impact on public life. three people killed in their houses and the constant threat that is causing people to stay indoors most of the day and watch out and make out specific routes when they leave their house to make sure there is a shelter in the area, randi. >> growing more tense. f
since israel launched this air strike? >> certainly. there certainly have been. rockets falling into the area around other towns, as well, that are close to the gaza area. but, of course, we also saw yesterday that a rocket fell near jerusalem. also rockets targeted tel aviv, as well. i spent the night in the town, randi, and the people have been living with the rocket attacks for a long time. they are sort of used to them and have a routine and right now that escalated to a point that it...
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threat to israel. that is iran. we saw famously benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel before the u.n. with that diagram talking about the redline. what was peres's definition of that red line? is it the same as the united states? >> it's really interesting because all the talk about iran and it being the most dangerous threat to the world has -- we've heard very, very little about iran from the leaders here in israel, but we did ask president peres what he thought about if israel decided to strike iran because here in this country there has been a lot of argument and some investigative stories that have come out that show that mr. netanyahu was at odds with his military commanders as to whether or not they could have a strike on raurn done only by israel without the help of the united states and have that be a successful one. here is what the president had to say about it. >> i think that, first of all, we have we have all we have to do without any strike at home, and we have to add the time
threat to israel. that is iran. we saw famously benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel before the u.n. with that diagram talking about the redline. what was peres's definition of that red line? is it the same as the united states? >> it's really interesting because all the talk about iran and it being the most dangerous threat to the world has -- we've heard very, very little about iran from the leaders here in israel, but we did ask president peres what he thought about if...
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israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, gaza city, there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from inside the cities. >> cities of narrow streets, bazaars, apartment buildings, translation? a punishing building-to-building slog in a place that's slightly more than twice the size of washington, d.c. we used a google map with cnn contributor general james marks. >> what kind of close combat are we talking about here? >> clearly what we have here in gaza city there are about 500,000 people that live in this city. and you can only imagine the type of combat that's got to take place in this very restricted terrain. >> terrain where marks says israeli troops will be exposed to ambush, sniper fi
israel sealed off the main roads around gaza. will israel invade on the ground? >> i think the chances are going up. >> jeffrey white, a former analyst with the defense intelligence agency says an israeli ground invasion of gaza would be a brutal bloody grind. >> there's a pretty high density of population throughout the strip. it's highest in the major areas, gaza city, there are a lot of civilians in other places as well. but the other part of this is that hamas fights from...
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i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to hamas. >> over the last 20, 30 seconds we have president obama as far as we know doing everything he can. he is satisfied with what the u.s. has said and done so far. >> in his statement yesterday i thought they were helpful. they are in line with what the congressman and i have said here today, and i hope we're aggressively pursuing that idea that israel has a right to protect itself, but people all over the world have a real interest in trying to stop this violence from being initiated by hamas and gaza. >> because the president has also said apparently
i have had a conversation with the ambassador to israel. clearly the rockets that were sent in are iranian rockets. they support hamas, and i think that they're very serious. by the way, to answer your question, you talked about morsi. i think a bigger player here is the president of turkey. they've become very powerful. they have a lot more influence in the arab area, and i think he is going to be a key player if there's going to be any issue of calming down the hostility as it relates to...
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you're looking live at israel, close to the gaza border, where fears of a ground water between israel and hamas are growing. air strikes have already killed 19 palestinians and three israelis as rockets and shells rain down on both sides. it's an extraordinarily dangerous situation. we'll go live to the region in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, a storm is brewing on capitol hill over benghazi. in closed door sessions, lawmakers saw a disturbing video from the night of the deadly attack. sources tell cnn it shows ambassador christopher stevens being dragged out of the compound. republicans are still blasting the white house response to that attack. i'll talk to senator john mccain in a minute. >>> in new york city, president obama meets with storm survivors where more than 25,000 households are still without power. more than two weeks after super storm sandy hit. >>> we begin with the big story. the latest on the benghazi hearings. joining me is pentagon correspondent barbara starr and intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. welcome to you both. barbara, this is really fascinating me.
you're looking live at israel, close to the gaza border, where fears of a ground water between israel and hamas are growing. air strikes have already killed 19 palestinians and three israelis as rockets and shells rain down on both sides. it's an extraordinarily dangerous situation. we'll go live to the region in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, a storm is brewing on capitol hill over benghazi. in closed door sessions, lawmakers saw a disturbing video from the night of the deadly attack....
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and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has anything changed on the timing obviously at the u.n. and very widely seen speech that prime minister netanyahu gave. he gave a timeline of the spring or summer in terms of iran reaching the point where it would have capability for a nuclear weapon. is that still the timeline. >> more specifically prime minister in his speech at the united nations was pointing out the point at which we can no longer prevent iran from acquiring military nuclear capability, nuclear weapons and yes he gave a timeline that mentioned the spring or early summer. >> and it sound like your specifying, you're saying that's the last poi
and an interview on channel 2 in israel netanyahu said if someone sits here as prime minister of israel and he can't take action matters that are cardinal to the existence of this country, its future and security, and so totally dependent on receiving approveal from others, then he is not worth of leading. >> israel as a sovereign state has to defend itself and president obama has said publicly that only israel as a sovereign state can best decide how to defend its citizens. >> has...
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. >> we always will stand behind israel. they're our ally there. we have to do whatever we can help them to protect their citizens. >> congressman, senator, thank you both so much for being here today. >> okay. >>> when we return, solving the financial crisis before it's too late and, later, the political fall-out of the benghazi investigation. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ >>> if only for a moment they seemed like friends. >> we do want to wish him a happy birthday. >> thank you. th
. >> we always will stand behind israel. they're our ally there. we have to do whatever we can help them to protect their citizens. >> congressman, senator, thank you both so much for being here today. >> okay. >>> when we return, solving the financial crisis before it's too late and, later, the political fall-out of the benghazi investigation. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in...
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now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing that there is fire coming from israeli ships that are in the mediterranean off of gaza. >> and, sara, not to minimize the rocket attacks into israel, but why have the israelis reacted to strongly to this particular series of strikes? >> reporter: well, it is in their estimation that they haven't been acting strongly. it is their estimation that after getting 100 plus rockets coming into southern israel and targeting specifically civilians, they're saying, look, we're returning fire but doing it in a very targeted, specific way, looking for specific targets and, by the way, al jabbary was specifically targeted. we just got that information from the military spokesperson. he was specifically targeted because israel believes he is a terrorist responsible f
now, israel responded, we just spoke with the military spokesperson from israel, who said, look, we are readying ourselves. we have not determined whether or not we are going to start a ground war as well. we do know, though, that there have been targeted air strikes, more than 30 of them, throughout this evening, and we also are hearing that there is fire coming from israeli ships that are in the mediterranean off of gaza. >> and, sara, not to minimize the rocket attacks into israel, but...
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of israel bordering gaza. it's a very, very difficult strategic situation for israel in the midst of this turbulence in the arab world. >> you're not kidding. button it up for us, ken. >> we have to be careful about suggesting that the egyptians will want to break the treaty between israel and egypt. there's a lot in it for egypt. mr. morsi has to be a pragmatist. he knows he can't alienate the united states. he may want to impose a measure of islamism. >> thanks so much for enlightening us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> we'll take a quick break and be back with much more in the newsroom. meet the 5-passenger ford c-max hybrid. when you're carrying a lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. >>> 30 minutes past the hour. good morning, i'm carol costello. former cia director david petraeus test
of israel bordering gaza. it's a very, very difficult strategic situation for israel in the midst of this turbulence in the arab world. >> you're not kidding. button it up for us, ken. >> we have to be careful about suggesting that the egyptians will want to break the treaty between israel and egypt. there's a lot in it for egypt. mr. morsi has to be a pragmatist. he knows he can't alienate the united states. he may want to impose a measure of islamism. >> thanks so much for...
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more rockets coming into israel. since saturday more than 130 rockets have come into israel. some of those blasted away by the iron dome, but some of those have landed injuring about a dozen israelis. we also know that there are four soldiers who have been injured, two of them severely. that happened just a couple of days ago. this is a real tension that's ratcheted up. we also know that egypt has removed its ambassador to israel. and we're getting that information just as we speak. there are a lot of rumors right now but we talked directly to the military spokeswoman who told us that israel is considering whether or not it will perform a ground war in gaza. right now they are holding off, but they are bringing reservists in just to be prepared in case they think that a ground war is necessary. for now we're hearing that there are continued air strikes. and there is some action from the mediterranean just off of gaza where israeli warships are shooting into gaza. we are also hearing from the militants inside gaza saying they have also targeted the israe israeli naval ships an
more rockets coming into israel. since saturday more than 130 rockets have come into israel. some of those blasted away by the iron dome, but some of those have landed injuring about a dozen israelis. we also know that there are four soldiers who have been injured, two of them severely. that happened just a couple of days ago. this is a real tension that's ratcheted up. we also know that egypt has removed its ambassador to israel. and we're getting that information just as we speak. there are a...
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the problem in israel? starts to spill over more and more and affect the people? >> i don't think they'll much understand their own limitations. but if it happens, we shall defend ourselves. that's all i can say. i don't want to exaggerate and make great -- and bellicose intents. no, we're not interested. we understand that syria has enough of their own, and doesn't give us any pleasure. but if they're in danger, we shall defend ourselves. that's what they can say in a certain manner. i don't want to fire declarations because i don't like fire unnecessarily anyway. >> reporter: so you can hear there a diplomatic answer talking about the fact that they believe this is not israel being targeted by syria, but simply the war spilling over into the golan heights and the demilitarized zone f it keeps happening, israel will continue to respond and that may mean more fire coming into israel and syria. >> let's talk about the other possible threat, potentially much more dangerous one that is iran. did perez talk abo
the problem in israel? starts to spill over more and more and affect the people? >> i don't think they'll much understand their own limitations. but if it happens, we shall defend ourselves. that's all i can say. i don't want to exaggerate and make great -- and bellicose intents. no, we're not interested. we understand that syria has enough of their own, and doesn't give us any pleasure. but if they're in danger, we shall defend ourselves. that's what they can say in a certain manner. i...
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one place not polled that would also be possibly true, israel. would you say in israel romney would be preferred to obama? >> it's not that simple. i think they're just as divided. it's absolutely true that the israeli center -- i would say large chunk of the center fear president obama and therefore would support romney not because of enthusiasm but because of the very bad relationship between the israeli right and the israeli right-winged government and the obama administration. but i think they identify with obama and would like to see an obama victory. we have several players who are waiting to see the result of the american elections and therefore the israeli center left and definitely left actually supports obama, which was not the case when obama began his tenure because at the time, really most of israel had reservations about him. i would say he became much more popular with the left and left of center while the rights were in almost in demonic tombs. >> you have multiple identities. you're an arab-israeli. the second, you're a news anch
one place not polled that would also be possibly true, israel. would you say in israel romney would be preferred to obama? >> it's not that simple. i think they're just as divided. it's absolutely true that the israeli center -- i would say large chunk of the center fear president obama and therefore would support romney not because of enthusiasm but because of the very bad relationship between the israeli right and the israeli right-winged government and the obama administration. but i...
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netanyahu is the prime minister of israel. and they have to work together. these are two countries which stand side by side. there in no doubt in anybody's mind that the united states stands firmly for the security of israel, the intercommunity knows. it yes, there has been a cool relationship between netanyahu and obama, however netanyahu did congratulate the president this morning and said the strategic reliance between israel and the u.s. is stronger than ever. i will continue to work with president obama in order to assure the interests that are vital to the security of the citizens of israel. so, again, no doubt where the united states stands the strong security and protection of israel. the real issue of course that has divided them, one, iran. a big problem. because israel wants to take a much more proactive potentially even military solution to that. and in the campaign you saw that president obama was trying to head that off. wanted no part of another war, at least not now. and wanted to give deploem si negotiations continued stance. but it was take
netanyahu is the prime minister of israel. and they have to work together. these are two countries which stand side by side. there in no doubt in anybody's mind that the united states stands firmly for the security of israel, the intercommunity knows. it yes, there has been a cool relationship between netanyahu and obama, however netanyahu did congratulate the president this morning and said the strategic reliance between israel and the u.s. is stronger than ever. i will continue to work with...
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israel is now being bombarded by rockets from gaza. the israelis are launching air strikes against targets in gaza. standby, fears of an escalating war emerging. low testosterone,th you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; and blood clots i
israel is now being bombarded by rockets from gaza. the israelis are launching air strikes against targets in gaza. standby, fears of an escalating war emerging. low testosterone,th you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should...
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but the relationship between israel and the united states is very solid. and there are very big issues ahead, not least what to do about iran. we talked about a lot of that over the months and years. will there be a renewed push for the israeli/palestinean peace process. >> are there areas you can see the u.s. taking new action? >> well, again, of course it wasn't a foreign policy election. and that is always so in american elections. and i think you are probably a little bit right there because it is a little status quo. if we've seen anything from both president obama and, indeed, candidate mitt romney, there is a sense of retrenched america, a sense of america not wanting to project its power abroad. look, the wars are ending. that's a good thing. people are coming home. but also will america lead in some of the very tricky areas that still are out there? syria, we've been talking about for the last 20 months. both president obama and mitt romney said that assad has to go. if they don't do anything about that, it makes america look a little bit weak. i
but the relationship between israel and the united states is very solid. and there are very big issues ahead, not least what to do about iran. we talked about a lot of that over the months and years. will there be a renewed push for the israeli/palestinean peace process. >> are there areas you can see the u.s. taking new action? >> well, again, of course it wasn't a foreign policy election. and that is always so in american elections. and i think you are probably a little bit right...
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more years to tackle some of the most complex world challenges, like iran's nuclear ambitions before israel strikes. traying so stop the bloody civil war in syria, that is trying to kill people, and dealing with terrorism through deadly drone strikes. how does it make headway? cnn reporter ellise lav it and susan kelli, they're our experts on these topics. together this power team wrote a column on cnn.com security clearance blog about the president's world of challenges. great to see you guys all at once. let's tackle some of this. i want to start with you. let's talk syria. more than 32,000 have died in nearly the two years of fighting in your article you say some official advisory -- might take a muscular approach to the crisis. what does that look like? >> i think, first of all, you could see a morrow bust effort to -- >> they realize that these islamists are all the ones with the guns and the money and, therefore, they would have the power in the future of syria, so i think they maied might aid them a little bit more. i also think that there could be support for no fly zone. turkey has
more years to tackle some of the most complex world challenges, like iran's nuclear ambitions before israel strikes. traying so stop the bloody civil war in syria, that is trying to kill people, and dealing with terrorism through deadly drone strikes. how does it make headway? cnn reporter ellise lav it and susan kelli, they're our experts on these topics. together this power team wrote a column on cnn.com security clearance blog about the president's world of challenges. great to see you guys...
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well, did you know medical marijuana has been used in israel now for a decade? scientists in jerusalem have developed a form that now relieves pain and suffering without actually getting the person high? sarah sidner has the story. >> reporter: every morning 80-year-old mosha gets his medicine, stuffs it in his pipe and smokes it. he is using medical marijuana. also known as cannabis. >> how did the cannabis make you feel? >> oh, good. >> he is a holocaust survivor and author and painter whose hands started shaking so much he couldn't work anymore. >> translator: my hands are now steady. i can hold things like tea, he says. >> reporter: the cannabis also makes him high because of the psycho-active effects of the substance thc in the plant. for those that use medical marijuana, the high they experience is the price for the reported help it gives to cancer patients on chemotherapy or others suffering from everything from parkinson's disease to pain. rifka thought marijuana just got people high until she was prescribed a new strain of the plant and tried it. two sp
well, did you know medical marijuana has been used in israel now for a decade? scientists in jerusalem have developed a form that now relieves pain and suffering without actually getting the person high? sarah sidner has the story. >> reporter: every morning 80-year-old mosha gets his medicine, stuffs it in his pipe and smokes it. he is using medical marijuana. also known as cannabis. >> how did the cannabis make you feel? >> oh, good. >> he is a holocaust survivor and...
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it's coming from all places, israel. cnn's sarah sidner has the story. >> reporter: every morning this 80-year-old gets his medicine, stuffs it in his pipe and smokes it. he is using medical marijuana. also known as cannabis. how does the cannabis make you feel? >> good. >> reporter: he is a holocaust survivor and author and painter whose hands shake so much he couldn't work anymore. my hands are now steady. i can hold things like tea, he says. the cannabis also makes him high because of the psychoactive effects of the substance thc in the plant. for those who use medical marijuana, the high they experience is the price for the reported help it gives to cancer patients on chemotherapy or others suffering from everything from parkinson's disease to pain. rifka thought marijuana just got people high until she was prescribed a new strain of the plant and tried it. two spoonfuls a day with her other medications. her pain that left her wheelchair bound began to leave her relieved without feeling lethargic. outstanding. i was
it's coming from all places, israel. cnn's sarah sidner has the story. >> reporter: every morning this 80-year-old gets his medicine, stuffs it in his pipe and smokes it. he is using medical marijuana. also known as cannabis. how does the cannabis make you feel? >> good. >> reporter: he is a holocaust survivor and author and painter whose hands shake so much he couldn't work anymore. my hands are now steady. i can hold things like tea, he says. the cannabis also makes him high...
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and israel, they are on the same page right now, as far as iran is concerned. significant statement coming from the government of the prime minister netanyahu. >>> so, where does the party go from here? two republican lawmakers. they will weigh in, next. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mo
and israel, they are on the same page right now, as far as iran is concerned. significant statement coming from the government of the prime minister netanyahu. >>> so, where does the party go from here? two republican lawmakers. they will weigh in, next. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be...
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. >> what about israel? i don't think i've ever seen a foreign leader inject himself into a domestic u.s. campaign as much as benjamin netanyahu did. but at the end, he seemed to move the israeli deadline for action in iran or against iran until well after the u.s. election. so now that the election is all done and settled, what does he do? >> exactly. here are the two issues. on the one hand, he did inject himself into the election. and many people believe that it was no secret that prime minister netanyahu would have preferred mitt romney to be president of the united states. ness say the prime minister immediately congratulated president obama on his re-election and said that they would work together especially on issues of national security. for israel. what happens next? this is a big question. these so-called red lines that nobody wanted to ever define except for israel has now potentially been put off until spring or summer. but this just keeps pushing the ball down the line. kicking the ball down the
. >> what about israel? i don't think i've ever seen a foreign leader inject himself into a domestic u.s. campaign as much as benjamin netanyahu did. but at the end, he seemed to move the israeli deadline for action in iran or against iran until well after the u.s. election. so now that the election is all done and settled, what does he do? >> exactly. here are the two issues. on the one hand, he did inject himself into the election. and many people believe that it was no secret...
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and iran are not taboo and also on syria, of course, which is important for israel and important for that region. there is a huge amount of work to be done because both president obama and mitt romney had basically said and have carved out the position that president assad must go. but they are doing nothing, certainly not u.s. administration has done nothing to make sure that that happens. and so that could leave the u.s. a little bit exposed to charges of weakness. and today his closest pal if you like, british prime minister david cameron, who was the first to congratulate president obama, said that he really wants to talk to, quote, barack, to figure out how to solve the syrian crisis. >> a lot to come. thanks, christiane. president obama might have won re-election last night but he lost the white house by 20 points. we're going to talk about the changing face of america. what it means for the future of both parties. >> it doesn't matter whether you're black or white or hispanic or asian or native american or young or old or rich or poor, abled, disabled, gay or straight, you can
and iran are not taboo and also on syria, of course, which is important for israel and important for that region. there is a huge amount of work to be done because both president obama and mitt romney had basically said and have carved out the position that president assad must go. but they are doing nothing, certainly not u.s. administration has done nothing to make sure that that happens. and so that could leave the u.s. a little bit exposed to charges of weakness. and today his closest pal...
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our solidarity has to be with israel. this is a point where israel has been under attack for a long period of time and nothing has solved it. also, during this period of time, i think the importance of achieving a two-state solution really cannot be underestimated. there's going to be no more better partner than mahmoud abbas and i think to a great extent, the inability to enable israel and the palestinians to come together, perhaps this will provide that opportunity. perhaps the secretary of state will play a very dominant role. after all, her husband came the closest of anybody to establishing a two-state solution. so she knows exactly where all of this stands and what might be able to solve what has been an historic and very difficult situation. >> part of the problem for mahmoud abbas is that he's being increasingly seen to be marginalized. hamas seem to be the emerging power there with more control perhaps over the body of palestinians, and he is seen as somebody slightly out of touch from where the real action is. n
our solidarity has to be with israel. this is a point where israel has been under attack for a long period of time and nothing has solved it. also, during this period of time, i think the importance of achieving a two-state solution really cannot be underestimated. there's going to be no more better partner than mahmoud abbas and i think to a great extent, the inability to enable israel and the palestinians to come together, perhaps this will provide that opportunity. perhaps the secretary of...
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what does israel want? israel wants hamas to stop firing rockets, especially the long-range rockets, at their populations. certainly there's a good exchange there. but what it's going to take is egyptians or somebody, egyptians are going to be it, providing the security and the guarantees on such an agreement. that's very hard for the egyptians to do. they don't want to be responsible for gaza. so we're going to have to provide -- somebody is going to have to provide inducement for them to do so. i think that's the broad outlines of a cease-fire. a long-term cease-fire. i think it's very doable. >> think about the implications of that. it means the good exchange he talks about is israel stops doing what's legal and that is a blockade and killing terrorists, in exchange for hamas stop doing a double war crime. that's not the way the world should operate. >> let's talk about what is in israel's benefit. what is in israel's benefit and what is the alternative shimon peres was asking about was recognizing they
what does israel want? israel wants hamas to stop firing rockets, especially the long-range rockets, at their populations. certainly there's a good exchange there. but what it's going to take is egyptians or somebody, egyptians are going to be it, providing the security and the guarantees on such an agreement. that's very hard for the egyptians to do. they don't want to be responsible for gaza. so we're going to have to provide -- somebody is going to have to provide inducement for them to do...
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between gaza and israel. and including all of the militant groups inside of gaza not just hamas itself. it will take all of them to stop the rocket fire from coming over and the subsequent air strikes that israel does after it is hit. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. a permanent solution so hard to envision how that could happen. tens of thousands of israelis were called for duty for that possible ground war. fred plafrnken has been with th israeli forces. are they moving back from the border? >> reporter: erin, the troops are still at the border. we're not seeing the troops move away just yet. certainly we believe they're going to stay there for at least another four or five days because, of course, one of the things that the israelis are doing, especially in the next couple of hours, is they're going to be monitoring whether or not the cease-fire is actually being kept by hamas as well. what we've seen so far is there is smaller violations. one or two rockets have been fired out of gaza. the israel
between gaza and israel. and including all of the militant groups inside of gaza not just hamas itself. it will take all of them to stop the rocket fire from coming over and the subsequent air strikes that israel does after it is hit. >> all right, sarah, thank you very much. a permanent solution so hard to envision how that could happen. tens of thousands of israelis were called for duty for that possible ground war. fred plafrnken has been with th israeli forces. are they moving back...
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israel does not recognize hamas, hamas does not recognize israel's right to exist. can you see a day where that changes that israel sits down with hamas or even recognizes hamas? >> well, this is really a political echelon, but i don't see the near time, a day that there will be in the near future for this type of reconciling. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from that perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe tens of thousands, going deeply into the rocket areas, where the storages are, looking for the tunnels, we have bombed something like that 140 tunnels in this current operation out of 400. so going deeply into those places, in the civilian areas, where the weaponry and the ammunition is really hidden there, this is something you can only do on ground operation ope >> do you have any type of rockets, how many they still have left? >> a small number to our estimation. >> dozens? >> yeah, even less than dozens, but keep in mind that iran will try to smuggle more rockets of this kind, since they damaged this
israel does not recognize hamas, hamas does not recognize israel's right to exist. can you see a day where that changes that israel sits down with hamas or even recognizes hamas? >> well, this is really a political echelon, but i don't see the near time, a day that there will be in the near future for this type of reconciling. >> prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from that perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe tens of...
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that is a big move by israel. i think it is important to remember the following, the there is cause and effect. when we pulled out of gaza and pulled back, there were no restrictions in place. that they no longer have to fear rockets coming in. the promise of the possibility to live a normal life. >> i understand that it promises the people of gaza a better future we are hearing by the "new york times" that the terms stayed that under lying grievances the border restrictions the movement of people and goods will be addressed 24 hours after the cease fire is in effect. that is a big move by israel. i think it is important to remember the following, the there is cause and effect. when we pulled out of gaza and pulled back, there were no restrictions in place. they were placed when we started to see violence and terrific and rockets aimed at our people. that is only normal. they were shooting at us they couldn't expect to have normal relations. if we were going into a period of quiet, obviously, that changes the real
that is a big move by israel. i think it is important to remember the following, the there is cause and effect. when we pulled out of gaza and pulled back, there were no restrictions in place. that they no longer have to fear rockets coming in. the promise of the possibility to live a normal life. >> i understand that it promises the people of gaza a better future we are hearing by the "new york times" that the terms stayed that under lying grievances the border restrictions the...
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day seven of the israel/gaza bloodshed. hamas says there's a cease-fire agreement with israel but israeli spokesman says it is not a done deal. >> i understand they want a time-out. but if they're interested in a time-out just to regroup and come and shoot back at israelis a week from now after they've rested and replenished missile stocks we're not interested in that. >> want to go straight to wolf blitzer live in jerusalem. wolf, first of all, tell us what the state of the cease-fire is. you've been talking with israeli
day seven of the israel/gaza bloodshed. hamas says there's a cease-fire agreement with israel but israeli spokesman says it is not a done deal. >> i understand they want a time-out. but if they're interested in a time-out just to regroup and come and shoot back at israelis a week from now after they've rested and replenished missile stocks we're not interested in that. >> want to go straight to wolf blitzer live in jerusalem. wolf, first of all, tell us what the state of the...
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that is a big move by israel. i think it is important to remember the following, the there is cause and effect. when we pulled out of gaza and pulled back, there were no restrictions in place. they were placed when we started to see violence and terrific and rockets aimed at our people. that is only normal. they were shooting at us they couldn't expect to have normal relations. if we were going into a period of quiet, obviously, that changes the reality for us and allows us to turn a page. we don't see the enemy and we have no trouble taking steps that improve the quality of life. >> one of the main concerns is that this is going to one step nearer the legitimizing of hamas. it was only when the political wing of the ira that they achieved a lasting peaceful settlement. do you see a parallel there and a time when it will be seen as a legitimate body by israel? >> if hamas changed and if it met the three benchmarks by the united nations, recognizing our country countries right to exist then the door is open to nego
that is a big move by israel. i think it is important to remember the following, the there is cause and effect. when we pulled out of gaza and pulled back, there were no restrictions in place. they were placed when we started to see violence and terrific and rockets aimed at our people. that is only normal. they were shooting at us they couldn't expect to have normal relations. if we were going into a period of quiet, obviously, that changes the reality for us and allows us to turn a page. we...
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where israel sits down with hamas? >> this is really political etch loan, but i don't see a near time of -- you know, a day that will be in the near future for this kind of reconciliation. >> there are clearly a number of israelis who wanted more of an operation. prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from the idf perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe even tens of thousands. going deeply into the rockets area where the storage is. looking for those tunnels exactly, because we have bombed something like 140 tunnels in the current operation, out of 400. so going deeply into those places and those civilian areas, where the -- the weaponry and the ammunition is wrareally hid there. this is something you can do only with ground forces. >> do you have any idea that hamas, how many they still have left? >> a small number to our estimation. however -- >> like dozens or -- >> yeah, even less than dozens, keep in mind that iran will try to smuggle in more rockets of this kind s
where israel sits down with hamas? >> this is really political etch loan, but i don't see a near time of -- you know, a day that will be in the near future for this kind of reconciliation. >> there are clearly a number of israelis who wanted more of an operation. prime minister netanyahu spoke about that. what would a ground operation have looked like from the idf perspective? >> a lot of forces, maybe even tens of thousands. going deeply into the rockets area where the...
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commitment by israel not to target militants in gaza. to halt rocket fire into israel. nothing is a done deal. in the next hour we will hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and we begin with a look at what has transpired over the last 24 hours. and it is remarkable that there is a cease fire when you consider how this wednesday started off. at midday no sign of atruce yet. at least two dozen people wounded. hamas praised the attack near the headquarters of the defense forces. farther south, a home was hit by a rocket. room after room left in ruins. more than 60 rockets were fired from gaza today. the others were intercepted. across the border in fagaza several large explosioned. the skyline of the city covered in smoke. the city on edge. on some streets buildings were turned to rubble. >> there used to be a small well-known shop here that has branchs throughout the city selling wedding and party dresses. there is a bouquet lying there in the rubble. the tar bet of the strike was the police station behind it. >> after hours of intense negotiations, hi
commitment by israel not to target militants in gaza. to halt rocket fire into israel. nothing is a done deal. in the next hour we will hear from the spokeswoman for the israeli defense forces and we begin with a look at what has transpired over the last 24 hours. and it is remarkable that there is a cease fire when you consider how this wednesday started off. at midday no sign of atruce yet. at least two dozen people wounded. hamas praised the attack near the headquarters of the defense...
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toward israel. they say they have been able to intercept more than a third of those rockets and the interceptor with a system called iron dome. fred pleitgen along the israel side of the gaza border in towns like ashkelon and elsewhere, he got an up close look at how iron dome works. take a look. >> reporter: a kill that possibly saved lives on the ground. this video shows an iron dome missile intercepting a rocket fired from gaza at tel aviv on sunday. the defense system had just been installed in israel's largest city a few hours earlier. several days into the conflict, it is already clear the iron dome is having a big impact picking off hundreds of rockets. i got a tour of the israel aircraft industries plant that installs the system. this doctor is one of those in charge. one key element is an advanced radar. >> the radar searches, locates, tracks, and intercepts and guides the intercepting missiles within several seconds, few seconds within the launching time. >> reporter: it is extremely hard
toward israel. they say they have been able to intercept more than a third of those rockets and the interceptor with a system called iron dome. fred pleitgen along the israel side of the gaza border in towns like ashkelon and elsewhere, he got an up close look at how iron dome works. take a look. >> reporter: a kill that possibly saved lives on the ground. this video shows an iron dome missile intercepting a rocket fired from gaza at tel aviv on sunday. the defense system had just been...
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southern israel. joining me now is john alterman, director of the middle east program at the center for strategic and international studies. thanks for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> did either side make out better than the other in this agreement. >> it's much too early to tell you about what seems to me is there's a military side of this which israel clearly won. there's a political side. i'm not sure who won, whether hamas won, whether israel is going to win. it seems at this point that mahmoud abbas looks like he's losing. if he stays irrelevant, this may be the beginning of the end of abbas. >> there's also a story this new egypt story for president morsy, clearly the forefront of brokering this deal. what is america's role now dealing with morsy in this is conversation of keeping the peace was israel and hamas? >> i think the united states has realized for a long time that it can't dictate to morsy and that there's going to have to be new u.s./egyptian relationship. what'
southern israel. joining me now is john alterman, director of the middle east program at the center for strategic and international studies. thanks for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> did either side make out better than the other in this agreement. >> it's much too early to tell you about what seems to me is there's a military side of this which israel clearly won. there's a political side. i'm not sure who won, whether hamas won, whether israel is...
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the sweetener was support for israel. support for israel diplomatmatically. standing beside us. upholding our right to defend ourselves in the face of hamas terror. that was very important for us. also it's important for that iron dome missile system which you saw working, anderson, and working so outstandingly, taking down about 85% to 90% of all the incoming rockets and denying hamas the opportunity to -- or the ability to strike at our 5.5 million israelis who were under rocket fire. >> we talked about this, ambassador, a few hours ago. there have now been apparently five rockets launched. a number of them intercepted. but three of them landed in southern israel. how do you see that? how seriously do you take that in terms of a violation of the cease-fire thus far? >> we assumed it would take a while for the cease-fire to take hold. i understand now it has taken hold. there hasn't been fire for a while. of course, we are not firing. there is a cease-fire, anderson. >> all right. ambassador oren, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you very much. >> thank you, anderson. >>>
the sweetener was support for israel. support for israel diplomatmatically. standing beside us. upholding our right to defend ourselves in the face of hamas terror. that was very important for us. also it's important for that iron dome missile system which you saw working, anderson, and working so outstandingly, taking down about 85% to 90% of all the incoming rockets and denying hamas the opportunity to -- or the ability to strike at our 5.5 million israelis who were under rocket fire....
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into israel. i think all sides understand that there are a few loose canons, so to speak, around, and that it is inevitable there will be violations, certainly in the beginning. and i think we really do have to watch how the next 24 hours play out. if, indeed, there is a dramatic deescalation of the situation. and what we're seeing now, certainly from gaza, there is no rocket fire from the city. there is a good deal of celebratory gunfire, but that's a different sort of fire. anderson? >> yeah. it is critical to mention that hamas is not the only faction, the only actor in gaza. and the only one who has access to rockets. islamic jihad, other groups as well. this agreement, this cease-fire from israel's perspective, hamas is responsible for all factions. >> that's what mark told us, they will hold hamas responsible, even if some splinter group launches at israel. they'll see it as a violation of the agreement. i suspect there will be some flexibility. they recognize that sometimes when there is an
into israel. i think all sides understand that there are a few loose canons, so to speak, around, and that it is inevitable there will be violations, certainly in the beginning. and i think we really do have to watch how the next 24 hours play out. if, indeed, there is a dramatic deescalation of the situation. and what we're seeing now, certainly from gaza, there is no rocket fire from the city. there is a good deal of celebratory gunfire, but that's a different sort of fire. anderson? >>...
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will hamas agree not to throw rockets into israel, which was the main demand that israel had? if you remember, unlike -- when they wanted to get rid of the hamas leadership in gaza, they never said that this time. this was not about regime change or getting rid of hamas. it was about stopping those rockets. if that happens, that will be good for israel. and for hamas, if they manage to get their leaders to be able to survive and not be able to be assassinate bid israel that, would be good, and also if they get the blockade lifted that, will be good too. that's what they wanted. hamas, of course, has emerge as diplomatically triumphant only because it's failed to be isolated as israel, other countries have wanted in the past. >> and as we have always said, by all parties, want to walk away from this claiming victory, and we'll see if that actually occurs. christian, we'll be back with you shortly. thank so much. >> still 52 minutes before the cease-fire is expected to take hold, and we'll see. i mean, we will see how this develops throughout the afternoon, whether or not this i
will hamas agree not to throw rockets into israel, which was the main demand that israel had? if you remember, unlike -- when they wanted to get rid of the hamas leadership in gaza, they never said that this time. this was not about regime change or getting rid of hamas. it was about stopping those rockets. if that happens, that will be good for israel. and for hamas, if they manage to get their leaders to be able to survive and not be able to be assassinate bid israel that, would be good, and...
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and violence with israel. so they talked a lot about armed resistance, but they fired very few rockets and they didn't let anybody else do it. because of the internal power struggle and because they want to say to the external leadership and to everybody else in hamas, hey, we rule gaza and we do the fighting against israel, they have unfurled again the banner of armed resistance and dragged this in. now, let me just say, though, israel too escalated at one point. there was a cease-fire that was holding and israel used that cease-fire and they admit this to lull hamas into a false sense of security and murder its military commander, which set off the latest round, so -- and they are in an election cycle and i think israeli politicians are also sinically using this violence to seem tough, to strike a pose, to win points against their rivals, and so i think you have very few clean hands here. i do think, yeah, the change within dynamics within hamas explain why this started again in 2012. >> and very quickly, i
and violence with israel. so they talked a lot about armed resistance, but they fired very few rockets and they didn't let anybody else do it. because of the internal power struggle and because they want to say to the external leadership and to everybody else in hamas, hey, we rule gaza and we do the fighting against israel, they have unfurled again the banner of armed resistance and dragged this in. now, let me just say, though, israel too escalated at one point. there was a cease-fire that...
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that is good for israel. that is also good for gaza. >> mark regev, thank you for joining me. >> reporter: my pleasure, sir. >> abdullah is the charlotte motor speedwmo president of the committee. >> reporter: i hope the americans will not go forward with another mistake. the palestine and the palestine question is indivisible, gaza is part of the palestinian people. and the question of the leadership is authentic. the people elected the leader of the palestinian people. but the americans try to divert their attention from the central issue of how to go about making peace in the middle east, and try to concentrate just how to control one party or another, this will be a grave mistake, this service -- a disservice to peace and to the stability of the region. >> so are you personally concerned that all the dealings here appear to have been done directly with hamas, and not with a wider group to include president abbas? >> well, president abbas was not absent from these negotiations. of course, when there is a f
that is good for israel. that is also good for gaza. >> mark regev, thank you for joining me. >> reporter: my pleasure, sir. >> abdullah is the charlotte motor speedwmo president of the committee. >> reporter: i hope the americans will not go forward with another mistake. the palestine and the palestine question is indivisible, gaza is part of the palestinian people. and the question of the leadership is authentic. the people elected the leader of the palestinian people....
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he sent a stern warning today to israel threatening major retaliation if israel makes a move on lebanon. hezbollah is not involved in the renewed hostilities but they have fought with israel in the past. tensions their shared border really has never gone away. >>> at least 117 people are dead after a massive fire at a clothing factory in bangladesh. it happened outside the capital city of dhaka. you can see every window is lit with flames. some workers tried to escape out the windows. there were about 2,000 workers, mostly women, in that factory and they expect, unfortunately, the death toll to rise. >>> well, they took a week off for thanksgiving, but congress gets back to work starting tomorrow. time is short, but they have a lot on their agenda. the senate returns tomorrow, the house officially goes back into session on tuesday. the so-called fiscal cliff is the biggest item that is sitting on the congressional agenda. if president obama and congress don't reach some sort of deal, huge tax increases and spending cuts would automatically kick in january 1. todayself republica selveral
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in israel under a rocket fire. i mean, you have to really to cover it properly you have to sort of see the humanity in both sides. >> and it really is a very human story on both sides of the border and regular life on both sides of the border ground to a halt. israel they have air raid warning signs and get cover. you don't see people on the streets. most people are indoors. >> here it's much more difficult. gaza is much poorer. even in the best of times life is much more difficult here than it is in israel. israel is in a sense a first world country in terms of living standards. here in gaza, about 75% to 80% of the population are refugees and they have moved out many of them have moved out of the refugee camps but you still have this situation where they look over the border and they remember the homes they lost and that might explain why there's so much passion here about this conflict. >> it's also such a densely populated area and the gaza city densely pop latted and rockets fired sometimes from residential ar
in israel under a rocket fire. i mean, you have to really to cover it properly you have to sort of see the humanity in both sides. >> and it really is a very human story on both sides of the border and regular life on both sides of the border ground to a halt. israel they have air raid warning signs and get cover. you don't see people on the streets. most people are indoors. >> here it's much more difficult. gaza is much poorer. even in the best of times life is much more difficult...
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have actually struck israel. another 307 have been intercepted by israel's so-called iron dome defense system. meanwhile, israel carried out 80 strikes today. it has now targeted 1,300 sites in gaza since it began its bombing campaign last wednesday. ben wedeman is in gaza city tonight. ben, how are civilians dealing with this conflict? some of those numbers we hear, 870 people injured are frightening. >> yeah, they're not dealing very well with it. it's a very difficult situation. you have to keep in mind, erin, that here in gaza, they don't have early warning systems. they don't have bomb shelters. they don't have an iron dome system to protect them. so, they feel very exposed. don't see a lot of people out in the street. when they do go out, they do it so very quickly. they get supplies. and really, they're just watching the television. listening to the news. awaiting to see if israel is going to go ahead with its ground incursion because as difficult as the situation is now, it will become much, much worse if
have actually struck israel. another 307 have been intercepted by israel's so-called iron dome defense system. meanwhile, israel carried out 80 strikes today. it has now targeted 1,300 sites in gaza since it began its bombing campaign last wednesday. ben wedeman is in gaza city tonight. ben, how are civilians dealing with this conflict? some of those numbers we hear, 870 people injured are frightening. >> yeah, they're not dealing very well with it. it's a very difficult situation. you...
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wants security for israel. you obviously want security for israel. improved conditions for the palestinians in gaza. and eventually a comprehensive peace. but the improved conditions for palestinians in gaza, is israel under -- if there were security, if there was a period of calm prepared to improve the lives of the million plus palestinians who are struggling in gaza? what are you prepared to do to improve their condition? >> here you have to put cause and effect in the right sequence. because when we pulled out of the gaza strip in 2005 and we took down all our settlements, you were here, you covered that story, wolf. the hope was we pull out of gaza and then israel and gaza can have a new set of relationships, there can be trade and tourism and people go back and forth. we impose restrictions only because of the hostility, because of the violence, because of the missiles after hamas took over. >> so if the missiles and the rockets stop, will you take steps to improve the lives of the palestinians in gaza? >> we've already been taking those steps.
wants security for israel. you obviously want security for israel. improved conditions for the palestinians in gaza. and eventually a comprehensive peace. but the improved conditions for palestinians in gaza, is israel under -- if there were security, if there was a period of calm prepared to improve the lives of the million plus palestinians who are struggling in gaza? what are you prepared to do to improve their condition? >> here you have to put cause and effect in the right sequence....
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israel is not under the bus. the fact is that president obama, and we shall not forget it, helped us to find us those missiles. and security -- we asked them. they responded positively. and is the president of the united states. we enjoy the support of the two parties. and it is -- and i don't want to say anything against candidate romney any time. but we are not taking parts in the american campaign. and we are lucky to have the support of the two parties. and until -- it's hard to become the president of the united states. and i met all the presidents for the last 50 years, republicans and democrats. i must say, most of them are exceedingly friendly. exceedingly. >> so what about you? you're getting close to 90 years old. that's hard to believe. you look so great. how do you feel? >> i feel that i am too young to do the job. what can i tell you? >> because you still have some energy left. >> i think that everybody can be like me. and i think i'm lucky to show my people. i'm here not to woo the people. someone h
israel is not under the bus. the fact is that president obama, and we shall not forget it, helped us to find us those missiles. and security -- we asked them. they responded positively. and is the president of the united states. we enjoy the support of the two parties. and it is -- and i don't want to say anything against candidate romney any time. but we are not taking parts in the american campaign. and we are lucky to have the support of the two parties. and until -- it's hard to become the...
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into israel. that was something they really wanted. and of course israel does not want to see hamas resupplied through the tunnel network. that is still to be worked out. i asked him whether or not he got weapons and whether hamas was getting weapons from iran, and he gave me a non-confirmation confirmation. it's an open secret that they come through those tunnels. so that has to be taken in hand. we're not sure how that's going to happen, but obviously there is some egyptian role in that as well. but, yes, egypt is the guarantor of this cease-fire. neither side trusts each other. and both sides are going to be able to appeal to the guarantor, egypt, the united states and other regional powers who've been helping, but the lead is egypt. and interestingly, you know, wolf, this is the first time israel's gone into an agreement with an islamist government, that is the new government of egypt. >> christiane amanpour reporting for us from cairo. thank you, christiane. we have reaction to the new cease-
into israel. that was something they really wanted. and of course israel does not want to see hamas resupplied through the tunnel network. that is still to be worked out. i asked him whether or not he got weapons and whether hamas was getting weapons from iran, and he gave me a non-confirmation confirmation. it's an open secret that they come through those tunnels. so that has to be taken in hand. we're not sure how that's going to happen, but obviously there is some egyptian role in that as...
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in israel, egypt and ramala. that begins tomorrow morning this morning, new rocket launches into jerusalem. israelis carrying ought more than 80 air strikes overnight. launching 95 rockets back across the border. 38 more palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours. cnn has the gaza conflict covered from all sides. arwa damon is on the ground in gaza city. and fred pleitgen is in ashkelon, israel. let's begin with frederick. >> reporter: can you so that city you see down here, that is already part of the gaza strip. what we're hearing, as we're reporting here, is that israeli warplanes are overhead and also drones that are circling in the area, basically constantly. there's also some firing going on. we believe that's outgoing artillery fire by the israeli military. we're not sure what that's about, if they're targeting anything or calibrating their weapons. very close to here, obviously, they have a big military buildup with a lot of forces there that might be calibrating their weapons, of course, for a po
in israel, egypt and ramala. that begins tomorrow morning this morning, new rocket launches into jerusalem. israelis carrying ought more than 80 air strikes overnight. launching 95 rockets back across the border. 38 more palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours. cnn has the gaza conflict covered from all sides. arwa damon is on the ground in gaza city. and fred pleitgen is in ashkelon, israel. let's begin with frederick. >> reporter: can you so that city you see down here, that...